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<qiiircd the most resolute exertions 

 to dislodge them from their posts. 

 This however was effected after a 

 long and severe contest, wherein 

 the British troops acquitted them- 

 selves with remarkable courage 

 and skill. The other divisions of 

 the allii'd army succeeded in like 

 manner in their separate attacks 

 on the enemy. One of these divi- 

 sions was headed by the Emperor 

 himself, assisted by Prince Co- 

 bourg ; and he had the satisfac- 

 tion of seeing the French opposed 

 to him entirely defeated, and 

 obliged to retreat with consider- 

 able loss, though not without hav- 

 ing maintained their ground as 

 long as it was tenable, with the 

 greatest bravery. These advan- 

 tages did not prevent the French 

 from attacking the next day, which 

 was the 18th, the division under 

 the hereditary Prince of Orange. 

 They fell upon him with their 

 usual impetuosity. But the Dutch, 

 of whom that division consisted, 

 stood their ground so firmly, that 

 the French wholly failed in their 

 attempt, and were compelled to 

 retreat. Three days after, they at- 

 tacked Prince Cobourg's advanced 

 jiosts ; and, after a warm dispute, 

 they forced general Alvinz)', who 

 commanded them, to fall back on 

 tlie main army. Flushed with this 

 success, they advanced on a large 

 body of Austrians ; but these, sup- 

 ported by Sir Robert Lawrie's bri- 

 gade of British cavalry, resisted 

 them successfully, and forced tliem 

 to withdraw in great disdrder. 



Exasperated at these failures, the 

 French assembled a large force at a 

 place near Cambray, known by the 

 name of Cccsar's Camp ; intending, 

 is soon as they had received farther 



reinforcements, to risk a general 

 engagement. But the allies deter- 

 mined to engage them before their 

 strength was increased. The Duke 

 of York's division attacked them 

 vigorously on the 2-ith, and after 

 a well-disputed day, put them com- 

 pletely to the rout, andobliged them 

 to retire again to Cambray. Un- 

 discouraged by this defeat, the 

 French returned to the charge on 

 the day following, and assailed the 

 Duke with the utmost fur)-. The 

 combat was long and bloody on 

 both sides j bnt fortune declared 

 again for the allies. The loss of the 

 French in these two actions, waff 

 computed at more than 3000 in 

 killed, besides thirty pieces of can- 

 non. Among the slain was Cha- 

 puy, their General, and a great 

 number of officers. The loss of the 

 confederates was also very consider- 

 able. The division headed by the 

 Emperor was also assailed at the 

 same time, but with no better luc- 

 cess. The French fought with 

 their accustomed resolution ; but 

 the dispositions made by Prince Co- 

 bourg were so skilful, that the 

 enemy were repulsed with great 

 slaughter. Eager to repair these 

 losses, the French Commafndcr in 

 Chief, Pichegru, collected a large 

 force, together with a formidable 

 train of artillery, and advanced to- 

 v^-ards Moneron, where General 

 Chairfait was encamped, and wait- 

 ing for the reinforcements promised 

 him before he entered upon action 5- 

 but Pichegru gave him no time to 

 be reinforced ; on the 29th of April 

 he attacked the Austrians on every 

 side of their position ; and after a 

 fight wherein much blood was re- 

 ciprocally shed, he completely suc- 

 ceeded i.'t carrying it. 



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